Nancy hopes to stay undefeated
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09/14/2007 - Lorraine, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Nancy will try to continue its undefeated start on Saturday when it travels to the Stade Felix-Bollaert to play Lens.
On paper, this match looks to be very lopsided. Nancy sits in first place of the Ligue 1 table with 16 points, while Lens is second from the bottom with two points.
While Nancy has outscored its opponents, 13-4, in the early going, Lens has only found the back of the net once all season.
The only thing that Nancy has against them going into Saturday's match is that it might be without striker Kim. The Brazilian has been battling with the flu all week, and will be a game-time decision.
With Nancy stealing the spotlight in Ligue 1 this year, defending six-time league champions Lyon knows it must step up its game.
After dropping two of its first three games, Alain Perrin's side has rebounded to win its last three and is now looking to continue that streak at the Stade St Symphorien on Saturday against last-place Metz.
Metz has scored a league-low one goal through seven matches, and is one of three teams still searching for that first elusive victory.
In other matches on Saturday: Marseille is trying to find its form when it welcomes Toulouse to town; Auxerre is at home where it will attempt to avoid a league-high seventh loss versus Nice; Valenciennes will travel south to play Le Mans. Valenciennes has been a surprise this season, and with a victory, can take over the top spot; Frederic Hantz might be playing for his job when Sochaux plays Strasbourg at the Stade Auguste Bonal; St. Etienne can move to the .500 mark with a victory over Caen; Bordeaux seeks its fifth win in eight outings when it travels to Lille.
Ligue 1 will conclude with a pair of matches on Sunday. In the battle of Brittany, Lorient will be up against Rennes, and PSG will hope to collect the full three points for only the second time this season when it travels to Monaco. PSG leads the league with five draws as it sits on the bottom half of the table.
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Brandon Roy Favorite to Win 2007 NBA Rookie of the Year
Portland TrailBlazer’s guard, Brandon Roy, is MySportsbook.com’s overwhelming favorite to win the NBA Rookie of the Year odds.
Despite missing 20 games due to an injury earlier this season, Roy has definitely put up the best numbers of his 1st year peers. In 32 games, Roy is averaging 15.3 PPG, 4.2 boards and 3.5 assists in over 33 minutes of play per game. While most rookies breakdown as the season progresses (see Morrison), Roy is only getting stronger as his playing time and scoring average has increased each month.
With 30 or so games left in the regular season, Roy isn’t a lock for the award by any means. Other rookies are putting together some pretty impressive campaigns and a few could give Roy a run for the award with increased playing time. Heading the list is first pick, Andrea Bargnani of the Toronto Raptors. Even though he has started only two games all season, Bargnani is averaging 10.3 PPPG while shooting 35% from deep.
Randy Foye of the Minnesota Timberwolves could be set to give Roy the best competition NBA Rookie of the Year betting lines. With the benching of Mike James, Foye looks like he could be the starter in the T-Wolves backcourt for the rest of the season. So far, Foye has averaged 9 PPG and 2.4 assists in just under 21 minutes per game. With his new role of starter, Foye’s numbers will definitely increase. In his first game as the new starting guard this past Sunday, Foye had 10 points; five rebounds and 8 assists. More importantly, he logged 34 minutes of playing time; his third highest run of the season.
Adam Morrison, of the Charlotte Bobcats, was the favorite early on in the season after averaging 15+ PPG through the first month of the season. Ever since his torrid start, Morrison’s point production has declined each month. This really isn’t surprising, considering at 6’8” he only weighs 205 lbs. Obviously he will need to hit the weights big time during the off-season in order to keep from breaking down in the future.
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